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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
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House Resolution No. 32-96e
Resolution Act No. 135
A RESOLUTION
Proposing to the qualified voters Arti¬
of Georgia an amendment the Constitu¬ to
cle VI, Section II of
tion of Georgia so as to confer up
en the Supreme Court and Court
of Appeals jurisdiction to reveiw 1
by writ of error all final rendered judge¬
ments and adjudications provide for
by Juvenile Courts; submission; to and
advertising and
for other purposes. THE
BE IT RESOLVED BY
GENERAL ASSEMBLY 0 F
GEORGIA: SECTION 1.
Article VI, Section II of the
Constitution of Georgia is hereby
amended by adding thereto a new
Paragraph to be known as Para¬
graph IX and to read as follows.
“Paragraph IX. The Supreme shall
Court and Court of Appeals di¬
have jurisdiction to review by
rect writ of error, and without the
necessity of a motion for new trial
having been made, all final judg¬
ments, orders, decrees and adjudi
cations rendered by any juvenile
court created or referred to v.i an
Act of the General Assembly ap¬
proved February 15, 1951 (Go.
Laws 1951, p. 291), as amended,
and any other juvenile court that
may be hereafter established, and,
it shall further be the duty cf the
Solicitor General of the judicial
circuit within which juvenile court
or courts are located to represent appeals.
the juvenile court on such
The time for filing of such bill of
exceptions, and the precedure gov¬
erning sarfte, shall be as now pro¬
vided by law, but in anv case, the
Juvenile judge may by crder grant
extensions of time for the tiling
of such bill of exceptions preparation so as to
afford opportunity transcript for of evidence
of a brief or
in cases where such is required.”
SECTION 2.
When the above proposed amand
ment to the Constitution shall
have been agreed to by two-thirds
of the members elected to each of
the two branches of the General
Assembly, and the same has been
entered on their journals with the
“ayes” and “Nays” taken thereon,
the Governor is hereby authorized
and instructed to cause such pro¬
posed amendment to be published
as provided in Article XIII, Sec¬
tion I, Paragraph I, of the Consti¬
tution of Georgia of 1945, as a
rnended. Such proposed amend¬
ment shall be submitted as pro¬
vided in said Paragraph.
The ballot submitting the above
proposed amenument shall have
written cr printed thereon the fol¬
lowing:
“For ratification of amendment
to Constitution so as to confer jur¬
isdiction on the Supreme Court
and Court of Appeals to review by
writ of error all final judgments
of Juvenile Courts.”
“Against ratification of amend¬
ment m Constitution so as to con¬
fer jurisdiction on the Supreme
Court and Court of Appeals to re¬
view by writ of error all final judg
ments of Juvenile Courts.”
All persons desiring to vote in*
favor of adopting tne proposed
amendment shall vote for ratifica¬
tion of the amendment, and all
persons desiring to vote against
the adtption of the proposed a
meudment shall vote against rati¬
fication.
If such amendment shall te rati¬
fied as provided in said Paragraph
of the Constitution,, it shall be¬
come a part of the Constitution oi
this State. The returns of the e
lection shall be made in like man¬
ner as returns for elections for
members of the General Assemb¬
ly and it shall be the duty of the
Secretary cf State to ascertain
the result and certify the result
to the Governor who shall, if such
amendment be ratified, make pro¬
clamation thereof.
MARVIN E. MOATE
Speaker of the House
JOE BOONE
Clerk of the House
S. ERNEST VANDIVER
President of the Senate
GEORGE D. STEWART
Secretary of the Senate
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House Resolution No. 64-194a
Resolution Act No. 128
A RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the
Constitution so as to change the
method of/ amending the Constitu¬
tion; to provide for the submission
of this amendment for ratification
or rejection; and for other pur
poses. RESOLVED BY THE
BE IT
GENERAL ASSEM BLY OF
GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Arttcle XIII, Section I, Para¬
graph I of the Constitution, rela¬
tive to amendments to the Consti¬
tution, is hereby amended by strik¬
ing said Paragraph in its entirety,
and inserting in Leu thereof a
new Paragraph I, to read as fol¬
lows:
“Paragraph I. An amendment
to this Constitution may be pro¬
posed by a resolution in the Sen¬
ate or the House of Representa¬
tives, and if the same shall be a
greed to by two-thirds of the mem
bers elected to each branch of the
General Assembly, such proposed
amendment shall be entered on
journal of each branch with the
‘Ayes’ and ‘Nays’ taken thereon.
Any proposed amendment may be
repealed or amended by the same
General Assembly, if done so at
least two months prior to the date
of the election at which such pro¬
posed amendment is to be sub¬
mitted.
“The Governor, the Attorney
General, and the Secretary of
State shall meet and determine
whether a proposed amendment is
general, and if not general, shall
determine what political subdivi
sion or subdivisions are directly
affected by such proposed amend¬
ment. H a proopsed amendment is
general, the Governor shall cause
such proposed amendment to be
published in full once each week
for three consecutive weeks im¬
mediately preceding the date of
the election at which such propos¬
ed amendment is submitted, in one
newspaper of general circulation
in each Congressional District of
the State. If such proposed amend¬
ment is not general, the Governor
shall cause such proposed amend¬
ment to be published in full in
one newspaper of general circula¬
tion in each county in which the
directly affected political subdivi¬
sion or subdivisions are located.
In the event no such newspaper
is located in such county', a news¬
paper in an adjoining county shall
be used.
“Any proposed amendment
which is general shall be submit¬
ted to the people of the entire
State at the next general election
at which members of the General
Assembly are elected, and if rati¬
fied by a majority of the electors
qualified to vote for members of
the General Assembly voting
thereon, such amendment shall be¬
come a part of this Constitution.
A proposed amendment which is
not general shall only be submit¬
ted to the people of the political
subdivision or subdivisions directly
affected. The votes of the electors
in each political subdivision af¬
fected shall be counted separately
in determining whether such pro¬
posed amendment is ratified, and
it must be ratified by a majority
of the electors qualified Gesferal to vote
for members of the As¬
sembly voting thereon in each
such political subdivision before
it shall become a pai't of this Con¬
stitution. The General Assembly,
in the resolution, shall state the
language to be used in submitting
the proposed amendment.
“When more than one amend¬
ment is submitted at the same
time, they shall be so submitted
as to enable the electors to vote
on each amendment separately.”
SECTION 2.
When the above proposed emend
ment to the Constitution shall
have been agreed to by two-thirds
cf the members elected to each of
the two branches of the General
Assembly, and the same has been
entered on their journals with the
“Ay'es” and “Nays” taken thereon,
the Governor is hereby authorized
and instructed to cause such pro¬
posed amendment to be published
as provided in Article XIII, Sec¬
tion I, Paragraph I of the Consti¬
tution of Georgia of 1945, as a
mended. Such proposed amend¬
ment shall be submitted as pro¬
vided in said Paragraph.
The ballot submitting the above
proposed amendment shall have
written or printed thereo,: the fol¬
lowing:
“For ratification of amendment
to Constitution so as to change
the method of amending the Con¬
stitution.
“Against ratification of amend¬
ment to Constitution so as to
change the method of amending
the Constitution.
All persons desiring to vote in
favor of adopting the proposed
amendment shall vote for ratifica¬
tion of the amendment, and all
persons desiring to vote against
the adoption of the proposed rati¬ a
mendment shall vote against
fication.
If such amendment shall be rati¬
fied as provided in said Paragraph
of the Constitution, it shall be¬
come a part of the Constitution of
this State. The returns of the e
lection shall be made in like man¬
ner as returns for elections for
members of the General Assembly,
and it shall be the duty of the
Secretary of State to ascertain
the result and certify the result
to the Governor, who shall issue
his proclamation thereon.
MARVIN E. MOATE
Speaker of the House
JOE BOONE
Clerk of the House
S. ERNEST VANDIVER
President of the Senate
GEORGE D. STEWART
Secretary of the Senate
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House Resolution No. 186-531a
Resolution Act .. o. 79
A RESOLUTION
Proposing to the qualified vo¬
ters of the State of Georgia an
amendment to Article VI, Section
I of the Constitution of the State
of Georgia of 1945.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
STATE OF GEORGIA, AS FOL¬
LOWS:
SECTION 1.
Upon the approval of this Reso¬
lution, in the manner hereinafter
provided, Article VI, Section I of
the Constitution of the State of
Georgia of 1945 shall be amended
by adding thereto a new para¬
graph, which shall read as follows:
PARAGRAPH II. The General
Assembly may, in its discretion,
create a new court or system of
courts in and for each city having
a population of more than 300,000'
according to the last or any fu¬
ture federal decennial census, con¬
ferring upon such new court or
system of courts jurisdiction to
issue warrants, try cases and im¬
pose sentences thereon in all mis¬
demeanor cases arising under any
law of the State regulating the
ownership or operation of motor
vehicles within its territoaial juris
diction, together with provisions
as to rules, organization and pro¬
cedure in such courts and as to
now trials and the correction of
errors in and by such courts, and
with such further provision for
the correction of errors by the
Superior Court or the Court of
Appeals or. the Supreme Court, as
the General Assembly may, from
time to time, in its discretion, pro¬
vide or authorize. Any court so
established shall not be subject to
the rules eof uniformity in Para¬
graph I, Section IX of Article VI
of the Constitution of 1945. The
General Assembly is authorized to
delegate to the governing author-
ity of any such municipality any
and all powers necessary and ap¬
propriate for the establishment,
operation and maintenance of such
cc urt.
The Act of the General Assemb¬
ly approved February 15, 1955, to
create a system of traffic courts
:n certain cities as fully set forth
in Georgia Laws, 1955, pp. 2318-
2325, is hereby ratified, validated
and confirmed.
SECTION 2.
Be it further resolved that when
this amendment shall have been
agreed to by the requisite two
thirds of the members of each
House of the General Assembly,
with the “ayes” and “nays” enter¬
ed thereon, it shall be published as
required by law and submitted to
ratification the qualified voters rejection cf Georgia the for
or at
next general election at which con¬
stitutional amendments may be
voted on. All persons voting at
said elections shall have written
or printed on their ballots the
words, “For ratificaticn of amend¬
ment to Article VI, Section 1 of
rhe Constitution of Georgia of
1945, authorizing the General As¬
sembly to create traffic courts in
and for certain cities”, and the
words “Against ratification cf a'
mendment to Article VI, Section
I of the Constitution of Georgia of
1945, authorizing the General As¬
sembly to create traffic courts in
and for certain cities”. Returns
shall be made and results declared
as requbed by law. If the said a
mendinent be adopted as required
by law' by the qualified voters of
Georgia, it shall become a cart of
Article VI, Section I, Paragraph
II cf the Constitution of -Georgia
of 1945.
MARVIN E. MOATE
Speaker of the House
JOE BOONE
Clerk of the House
S. ERNEST VANDIVER
President of the Senate
GEORGE D. STEWART
Secretary of the Senate
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Resolution Act No. 99
Senate Resolution No. 8
A RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the'
Constitu tic n, so as to authorize
the General Assembly to consider
business pending at the adjourn¬
ment of any regular session at
any later regular session; to pro¬
vide for the submission of this
proposed amendment for ratifica¬
tion or rejection; and fer other
purposes.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Article III, Section IV, Para¬
graph III, of the Constitution re¬
lating to meetings of the General
Assembly, as amended, is hereby
amended by striking in said para¬
graph the sentence, “All business
pending in the Senate or House at
the adjournment of any regular
session may be considered at any
later regular session held in the
same year as if there had been no
adjc urnment.”, and Inserting in
lieu thereof the following: “All 1
business pending in the Senate or ,
House at the adjournment of any !
regular session may be considered
at any later regular session of the ,
same General Assembly, as if |
there had been no adjournment.”,
so that when so amended said
lows: Paragraph III shall read as fol- |
“Paragraph III. The General
Assembly shall meet in regular ses
sion on the second Monday in Jan
uary, 1955, and annually thereaf¬
ter on the same day until the date
shall be changed by law. By con¬
current resolution adopted by a
majority both of members elected to
houses, the General Assemb¬
ly may adjourn any regular ses¬
sion to such later date as it may
fix for reconvening in regular ses
sion, but shall remain in regular
session no longer than forty (40)
days, in the aggregate, in each
year during the term for which
the members were elected. All bus¬
iness pending in the Senate or
House at the adjournment of any
regular session may be considered
at any later regular session of the
same General Assembly, as if
there had been no adjournment.
Nothing herein shall be construed
to affect the power of the Gover¬
nor to convoke the General Assem¬
bly in extraordinary session upon
the certificate of three-fifths of
the members elected to the Senate
and the House of Representatives,
as provided in Article V, Section
I, Paragraph XII of this Constitu¬
tion. If an empeachment trial is
pending at the end of any regular
or extraordinary session, the Sen¬
ate may continue in session until
such trial is completed.”
SECTION 2.
When the above proposed amend
ment to the Constitution shall
have been agreed to by two-thirds
of the members elected to each of
the two branches of the Genera!
Assembly and the same has been
entered on their journals with the
“Ayes” and “Nays” taken thereon,
the Governor is hereby authorized
and instructed to cause such pro¬
posed amendment to be published
as provided in Article XIII, Sec¬
tion I, Paragraph I, of the Consti
tution of Georgia of 1945, as a
mended. Such proposed amend¬
ment shall be" submitted as pro¬
vided in said Paragraph.
The ballot submitting the above
proposed amendment shall have
written or printed thereon the fol¬
lowing:
“For ratification of amendment
to the Constitution, so as to au¬
thorize the General Assembly to
consider business pending at the
adjournment of any regular ses¬
sion at any later regular session
of the same General Assembly.
“Against ratification of amend¬
ment to the Constitution, so as to
authorize the general Assembly to
consider business pending at the
adjournment of any regular session
at any later regular session of the
same General Assembly.”
All persons desiring to vote in
favor of adopting the proposed
amendment shall vote for ratifica
-ion of the amendment, and all
persons desiring to vote against
che adoption of the proposed a
mendment shall vote against rati¬
fication.
If such amendment shall be rati¬
fied as provided in said Paragraph
of the Constitution, it shall be
come a part of the Constitution of
this State. The returns of the e
lection shall be made in like man¬
ner as returns ft r elections for
members of the General Assembly
and it shall be the duty of the
Secretary of State to ascertain
the result and certify the result
to the Governor who shall, if such
amendment be ratified, make pro¬
clamation thereof.
S. ERNEST VANDIVER
President of the Senate
GEORGE D. STEWART
Secretary of the Senate
MARVIN E. MOATE
Speaker of the House
JOE BOONE
Clerk of the House
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House Resolution No. 47-1 O'
Resolution Act No. 142
A RESOLUTION
Proposing to the qualified vo¬
ters of the State of Georgia an a
rriendment to Article III, Section
XI, Paragraph I of the Constitu¬
tion of 1945, by striking from
Paragraph I the werds “but no
such change shall affect the of¬
ficers then in commission,” and by
substituting in lieu thereof the
words, “but no such change shall
diminish the amount of any salary
set forth in the Constitution,” so
that said Paragraph, as amended,
shall read: “The General Assemb¬
ly may, at any time, by a major¬
ity vote of both branches pre¬
scribe other and different salaries
for all the elective efficers pro¬
vided for in this Constitution, but
no such change shall diminish the
amount of any salary set forth in
the Constitution.”; and for other
purposes.
SECTION 1.
Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Georgia,
that Article III, Section XI, Para¬
graph I, cf the Constitution of
1945 be amended by striking there
from the w r ords, “but no such
change shall affect the officers
then in commission,” and substi¬
tuting in lieu thereof the words,
“but no such change shall diminish
the amount of any salary set
forth in the Constitution,” so that
said Paragraph, as amended, shall
read as follows:
“The General Assembly may, at
any time, by a majority vote of
both branches prescribe other and
different salaries for all the e
lective officers proviefed for in
this Constitution, but no such
change shall diminish the amount
of any salary set forth in the
Constitution.”
SECTION 2.
Be it further resolved by the
authority aforesaid, that when
said Amendment shall be agreed
to by a two-thirds vote of the
Members of each of the two
Houses, said Amendment shall be
entered on their Journals with the
yeas and nays taken thereon, and
shall by the Governor be published
in one or more newspapers in each
Congressional District for two
months previous to the time of
holding the next Genera! Election
at which Members of the General
Assembly are elected, and said
Amendment shall be submitted to
^ qualified voters at the next
said . General Election.
All persons
voting in favor of adopting said
proposed Amendment to the Con¬
stitution shall have written cr
printed on their ballots the words:
FOR ratification of Amendment
to Article III, Section XI, Para¬
graph I of the Constitution of
1945, by striking therefrom the
words, ‘but no such change shall
affect the officers then in com¬
mission,’ and substituting in lieu
thereof the words, ‘but no such
change shall diminish the amount
of any salary set forth in the Con¬
stitution,’ ” All persons opposed
to the adoption of such Amend¬
ment shall have written or printed
on their ballots the words: “A
GAINST ratification of Amend¬
ment to Article III, Section XI,
Paragraph I of the Constitution
of 1945, by striking therefrom the
words, ‘but no such change shall
affect the officers then in com¬
mission,’ and substituting in lieu
thereof the words, ‘but no such
change shall diminish the amount
of any salary set forth in the
Constitution. * M
If a majority of the electors
qualified to vote for Members of
the General Assembly voting
thereon in the State vote for Such
Amendment, such Amendment
shall become a part ef the Consti¬
tution of this State. The returns
of the election shall be made in
the same manner as returns for
elections for Members of the Gen¬
eral Assembly, and it shall be the
duty of the Secretary of State to
ascertain the result and certify
the result to the Governor, who
shall, if such Amendment be rati¬
fied, make proclamation thereof,
and thereupon the foregoing A
mendment shall become a part of
the Constituticn of the State of
Georgia of 1945.
MARVIN E. MOATE
Speaker of the House
JOE BOONE
Clerk of the House
S. ERNEST VANDIVER
President of the Senate
GEORGE W. STEWART
Secretary of the Senate
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Resolution Act No. 75
House Resolution No. 13-34a
A RESOLUTION
Proposing tc the qualified vo¬
ters of Georgia an Amendment to
Article VI, Section XIII, of the
Constitution of 1945 by adding
thereto an additional paragraph
to be known as Paragraph II.
! BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
! STATE OF GEORGIA AS FOL¬
LOWS:
SECTION 1.
I Article VI, Section XIII, of the
I Constitution of 1945, relating to
[the I qualifications etc., be amended of Justices, by adding Jud
ges,
thereto a paragraph to be known
as Paragraph 11, which shall read
as follows:
Paragraph II. Chief Justices
Emeritus and Justices Emeritus
of the Supreme Court; Judges E
meritus of the Court of Appeals;
and Judges Emeritus of the Su¬
perior Courts shall be eligible to
preside in or over the courts in
which they are Chief Justices,
Justices, The or Judges, Emeritus.
General Assembly shall pre¬
scribe the method or manner in
which they may be called upon for
temporary service.
SECTION 2.
When the above proposed amend
ment to the Constitution shall
have been agreed to by two-thirds
of the members elected to each of
the two branches of the General
Assembly and the same has been
entered on their journals with the
“Ayes” and “Nays” taken thereon,
the Governor is hereby authorized
and instructed to cause such pro¬
posed amendment to be published
as provided in Article VI, Section
XIII of the Constitution of Geor¬
gia of 1945, as amended, for two
months previous to the time of
the general election at which the
above proposed amendment shall
be submitted for ratification or re
jection to the electors, as provided
for in said paragraph of the Con¬
stitution.
The voters voting in favor of
the ratification of the amendment
shall have written or printed upon
their ballots, “For ratification of
the amendment to Article VI, Sec¬
tion XIII, of the Constitution of
Georgia of 1945, providing that
Chief Justice Emeritus and J us
tices Emeritus of the Supreme
Court and Judges Emeritus of the
Superior Courts shall be elegible
to preside over their respective
courts, and authorizing the Gen¬
eral Assembly to provide for such
service”, and the voters voting a
gainst the amendment shall have
written or printed on their ballots,
“Against ratification cf the a
mendment to Article VI, Section
XIII, of the Constitution of Geor¬
gia of 1945, providing that Chief
Justice Emeritus and Justices E
meritus of the Supreme Court
and Judges Emeritus of the Sup¬
erior Courts shall be elegible to
preside over their respective
ccurts, and authorizing the Gen¬
eral Assembly to provide for such
service.”
If the people shall ratify such
amendment by a majority of the
electors qualified to vote voting
thereon, such amendment shall be¬
come this a part of the Constitution of
State. The returns of the elec¬
tion shall be made in like manner
as returns for elections for mem¬
bers of the General Assembly and
it shall be the duty of the Secre¬
tary of State 1 to ascertain the re¬
sult and certify the result to the
Governor, who shall, if such ay
mendment be ratified, make pro¬
clamation thereof, and thereupon
the foregoing amendment shall be
ccme a part of the Constitution
of the State of Georgia of 1945.
MARVIN E, MOATE
Speaker of the House
JOE BOONE
Clerk of the House
S. ERNEST VANDIVER
President of the Senate
GEORGE D. STEWART
Secretary of the Senate
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House Resolution No. 76-214a
Resolution Act No. 127
A RESOLUTION
gia Prrposing to the people of Geor¬
for ratification or rejection an
amendment to Article VI. Section
III, Paragraph I of the Constitu¬
tion of Georgia of 1945, fixing the
terms of office of the Judges of
the Superior Court cf the Atlanta
Judicial Circuit, and for other pur
poses.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
That the General Assembly of
Georgia proposes to the people of
Georgia for ratification or rejec
tion an amendment to Article VI,
Section III, Paragraph I of
Constitution of Georgia of 1945,
by adding thereto the following:
of “No“withstanding this the provision
Section providing for a
term of four years for Judges of
the Superior Courts and notwith
standing any other provision of
the Constitution of Georgia, the
term of office of each of the Jud
ges of the Superior Court of the
Atlanta Judicial Circuit who is
elected at the General Election of
1956 shall be for eight years from
January 1, 1957 and until his sue
cessor is qualified and the term of
each of the Judges of the Superior
Court of the Atlanta Judicial Cir
crnt elected in subsequent years
shall be eight years and until his
successor ^ qualified.”
SECTION 2.
, W IT , hen this , resolution shall have
been agreed to by two-thirds of
the members elected to both
Houses of the General Assembly i
of Georgia, the same shall be en
tered on their journals w’ith the
yeas and nays taken thereon and
shall be submitted to the people
tor ratification or rejection at the
next General Election for mem
bers of the General Assembly as
provided by the Constitution. At
said General Election those desir
mg to vote m favor of said a
mendment snail have written or
printed on their ballots the words,
“For ratification of the amend
ment to Article VI, Section III,
Paragraph I (f the Constitution
of Georgia of 1945, fixing the,
terms of office of the Judges of
the Superior Court of the Atlanta
Judicial Circuit.” Those desiring
to vote against the ratification of
said amendment shall have writ
ten or printed on their ballots the
words, “Against ratification of
the amendment to Article VI, Sec
tion III, Paragraph I of the Con¬
stitution of Georgia of 1945, fixing
the terms of office of the Judges
of the Superior Court of the At¬
lanta Judicial Circuit.”
SECTION 3.
This amendment shall be pub¬
lished before said General Election
as now provided by law. majority If at
said General Election a
of the qualified voters voting
thereon as provided in the Con¬
stitution of Georgia of 1945, vote
in favor of the ratification of this
amendment, the same shall, upon
the result thereof being ascertain¬
ed and certified as provided Constitu by
law, become a part of the
tion of this State, and the Gover¬
nor shall make proclamation
thereof as provided by law.
MARVIN E. MOATE
Speaker of the House
JOE BOONE
Clerk.of the House
S. ERNEST VANDIVER
President of the Senate
GEORGE D. STEWART
Secretary of the Senate
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Resolution Act No. 41
HouSe Resolution No. 57-197a
A RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the
Constitution so as to provide for
the payment of $250,000.00 in con¬
nection with the bringing in ot the
first commercial oil well in this
State; to provide ^or the submis¬
sion cf this amendment for ratifi¬
cation or rejection; and for other
purposes.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
GEORGIA.
SECTION 1.
Constitution, Article VII, relative Section to gratuities, I, of^ the
as amended by an amendment rati¬
fied in 1950, and found in Georgia
Laws 1950, p 480, is hereby amend
ed by striking the language added
by said 1950 amendment, which
reads as follows:
“Provided, however, that the
General Assembly is hereby auth¬
orized to provide by law for the
payment of one hundred thousand
dollars ($100,000.00) to the first
person, firm, partnership or cor¬
poration which puts down and
brings in the first commercial oil
well in the State or Georgia, pro¬
vided said oil well shall be a well
producing at least 250 barrels of
oil per day as determined by State
Geologist.”
and by substituting in lieu thereof
the following:
“The General Assembly is au¬
thorized to provide by law for the
payment of two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars ($250,000.00) to
the first person, firm, or corpora¬
tion, or combination thereof, which
puts down and brings in the first
commercial oil well in this State.
Such well must produce at least
100 barrels of oil per day and the
determination of whether such
well is producing this amount is
hereby vested in the Director of
the State Department of Mines,
Mining and Geology. Said law
shall provide for the distribution
of said amount as the General As¬
sembly may by statute provide be¬
tween the company or individual
who drills or causes to be drilled
said well, the-contractor who fur¬
nishes the equipment, among such
workmen and employees actually
engaged in the job, and to the
i mineral and/or property ownei
• where the well is drilled. The Gen¬
eral Assembly shall provide for
the method of payment by the
Governor.”
so that Subparagraph I when SO
amended shall read as follows:
"1. The General Assembly shall
not by v, te, resolution, or order
grant any donation or gratuity in
iavor of any person, corporation
or association. The General As¬
sembly is authorized to provide by
law for the payment of two hun¬
dred and fifty thousand dollars
film ($250,000.00) to the first person,
tion thereof, or corporation, or combina¬
which puts down and
brings in the first commercial oil
well in this State. Such well must
produce at least 100 barrels of oil
per day, and the determination as
to \vhether such well is producing
this amount is hereby vested in
the Director of the State Depart
ment of Mines, Mining and Ge
ology. Said law shall provide for
the distribution of said amount as
. the General Assembly may bv
I statute provide between the com
or individual who drills
causes to be drilled said well the
contractor who furnishes the e
quipment, and among such workmen
the employees actually engaged
/or >n job, and to the mineral and
is drilled. property owner where the well
The General Assembly *
shall provide for the method of
payment by the Governor
When SECTION 2
the above proposed amend
ment to the Constitution shall
have been agreed to bv two-thirds
of fhe members elected to each of
the two branches of the General
Assembly, and the same has been
entered on their journals with the
“Ayes” and “Nays” taken thereon
the Governor is hereby authorized
to such pro
posed amendment to be published
as provided in Article XIII
tion I, Paragraph I, of the Consti’
tution of Georgia of 1945 amen?)" «
mended. ,
Such proposed “
ment shall be submitted as pro
vided in said Paragraph
The ballot submitting the above
preposed amendment shall have
written or printed thereon the fob
lowing: 101
to “For the Constitution ratification*of amendment
orize the Governor so to
of two hundred to pay the sum
dollars and fifty thrusW tusand
firm, ($250,000.00) to the first
person, bination corporation or com -1
the thereof in bringing in
first commercial oil well in
this State
“Against ratification of amend I ™
ment to Constitutirn «
thorize the Governor hundred to mw ta"
sum of two and fi«v
thousand dollars ($250 000 on i t to
the first person fi,™ enr, ■
ing or combination in the ’thereof in bring i iii
in first commercial tonlmelc,Jl nil 011 well
this State.”
All persons desiring to vote in
favor of adopting the proposed
Leader-Tribune, Fort Valley, Ga., Tburs., Oct. 4, 1956
amendment shall vote for ratifica¬
tion of the amendment, and ali
persons desiring to vote against
the adoption of the proposed a
mendment shall vote against rati
xication.
If such amendment shall be
ratified as provided in said Para¬
graph of the Constitution, it shall
become a part of the Constitution
sf this State. The returns of the
election shall be made in like man¬
ner as returns for elections for
members of the General Assembly
and it shall be the duty of the
Secretary of State to ascertain the
result and certify the result to the
Governor who shall, if such a
mendment be ratified, make pro¬
clamation thereof.
MARVIN E. MOATE
Speaker of the House
JOE BOONE
Clerk of the House
S. ERNEST VANDIVER
President cf the Senate
GEORGE D. STEWART
Secretary of the Senate
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